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	Second Australian Imperial Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1941, the 1st Armoured Division began to be raised as part of the AIF.
		The 6th and 7th Divisions, with elements of the 1st Armoured, formed a large part of the Allied forces which destroyed the major Japanese beachhead in New Guinea, at the Battle of Buna-Gona.
		Australian prisoners of war, like other Allied prisoners of the Japanese, were often held in extremely inhumane conditions, such as Changi prison, or in Japan itself.
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	Australian 1st Armoured Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Australian 1st Armoured Division was raised from 1941 onwards as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF).
		Following the commencement of hostilities with Japan, the division's units were moved to the area between Perth and Geraldton, Western Australia, as part of III Corps, to counter the perceived threat of a Japanese invasion.
		The 2/9th Armoured Regiment, also using Matildas, served in the Borneo campaign (1945), including the Australian amphibious landings at Tarakan, Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan and British Borneo in 1945.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_1st_Armoured_Division (265 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The first Australian division to see action on the Western Front was the 5th Division which was thrown unprepared into the futile Battle of Fromelles, a "diversion" to the Battle of the Somme that cost the division 5,500 casualties for no gain.
		The 1st, 2nd and 4th Divisions, combined as I Anzac Corps, fought the Battle of Pozières and subsequent Battle of Mouquet Farm, part of the Battle of the Somme.
		Australian units were also responsible for the last phase of amphibious assaults during the Pacific War: the attacks on Japanese-occupied Borneo, including Tarakan, Brunei, British Borneo, Balikpapan and other targets in Sarawak.
	www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Australian_Army (3020 words)

	Nase noviny - Wheeled Armoured Vehicles
		The crew consisted of three members and their fighting compartment was protected by armour of 14 millimetres maximum thickness - less than half compared with that of the Dingo, yet this was necessary to decrease the vehicle's weight inspite of the larger size.
		Armoured Command Vehicles (A.C.V.) could be classified as a third category - and a category virtually exclusive to the British, as neither other Allied armies or the enemy had anything similar to these vehicles, definetely not as far as size is concerned.
		Armoured command vehicles were developed specifically for armoured formations and their commanders and staff, as it soon became obvious that commanding armoured formations from the confined spaces of the standard armoured cars was impossible, while lorries offered room but not the protection of an armoured office body.
	www.geocities.com /nasenoviny/VehiclesWheeledEN.html (1254 words)

	Infantry Regiments Page
		The 1st and 8th Battalions landed in Normandy in June 1944 and fought their way through France, Belgium and Holland to end the war in the vicinity of Hamburg, with the 1st Battalion being with the 7th Armoured Division.
		It briefly served with 7th Armoured Division during the Gazala battles in 1942, with 7th Motor Brigade, where as part of the Garrison of the Retma Box it was overrun.
		With the rest of the Brigade and Division it arrived in North Africa in mid 1942 and took part in the Battle of Alam Halfa before joining 7th Armoured Division for the battle of El Alamein.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/orginfantry.htm (8021 words)

	Australian Armour in Japan by Paul D. Handel
		Australian Armoured Division and later the Chief of the General Staff in Australia during the Second World War.
		This was to be known as 1st Australian Armoured Car Squadron, and was formed from volunteers from the 4th Australian Armoured Brigade which had seen active service with Matilda tanks in New Guinea, Bougainville and Borneo.
		The armoured vehicles arrived by early June, and it was to their dismay that the troopers learned of the unsuitability of the Staghounds to their mobile role in that area of Japan.
	anzacsteel.hobbyvista.com /Armoured%20Vehicles/austarmourinjapanph_1.htm (1596 words)

	ipedia.com: Australian Army Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The first Australian division to see action on the Western Front was the 5th Division which was thrown unprepared into the futile Battle of Fromelles, a "diversion" that cost the division 5,500 casualties for no gain.
		In 1917, the five divisions in France fought three British offensives; the Battle of Bullecourt (part of the Battle of Arras), the Battle of Messines and the Third Battle of Ypres.
		When the British counter-offensive was launched on August 8, the Australian divisions, along with the Canadian Corps, spearheaded the advance south of the Somme.
	www.ipedia.com /australian_army.html (2678 words)

	The US M3 Medium Series in Australia by Paul D. Handel
		The registration number 9154 is an Australian one and the 1st Australian Armoured Division “Battleaxe” formation sign is visible on the transmission housing.
		In fact many vehicles were carefully stripped of their packing and preservation and the details noted by the Australian Ordnance personnel, so that these could be used in the future for the proposed shipment of tanks from Australia to overseas destinations.
		This would most probably refer to the proposal to send the newly formed 1st Australian Armoured Division to serve in the Middle East after it was equipped and trained.
	anzacsteel.hobbyvista.com /Armoured%20Vehicles/m3ph_1.htm (2636 words)

	Second Australian Imperial Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 6th Division exerienced many casualties in mainland Greece, and on Crete, and 3,000 of its personnel were taken prisoner in the Greek camapign.
		Consequently, most of the division was lost at the Fall of Singapore in Februrary 1942.
		However, the bulk of the 7th Division was deployed in support of Militia battalions engaged in a rearguard action on the Kokoda Track in New Guinea, which was an Australian territory at the time.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/second_australian_imperial_force (767 words)

	Australian Military Forces 1921 - 1949
		Raised in NSW and Queensland in 1921 as a CMF formation comprising the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Cavalry Brigades, and was reorganized with the 1st and 2nd Motor-Brigades in April 1942.
		Armoured Division in October 1942, and was disbanded in August 1943.
		Division in September 1943 and was disbanded in September 1944.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-badges/patches/amf21-49.htm (4268 words)

	Battles 1942
		The 4th Armoured Brigades 'B' Echelon was then overrun with the loss of most of the ammunition and petrol was lost and the 1st KRRC had to withdraw to the Retma Box and then on to El Duda.
		On 2nd July, the 4th Armoured Brigade attacked the flank of 15th Panzer, losing a number of tanks to 88mm guns, while the main thrust of the German attack, along the Ruweisat Ridge, south of Dier-el-Shein, was hindered by the appearance of 22nd Armoured Brigade, with 50 tanks.
		The 1st RTR of the 22nd Armoured Brigade did encounter a rearguard at Agedabia and the battle took the form of a duel between the British Tanks and artillery and the enemy anti-tank guns, which were well concealed in an arc across the road.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/battles1942.htm (6865 words)

	Australian_Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Australian Army, as with many other armies of nations that were formerly part of the British Empire, is structured in a similar way to the British Army.
		Within the Royal Australian Armoured Corps are a total of three regular regiments.
		The regular infantry is composed primarily of a single large regiment, the Royal Australian Regiment.
	www.comicscomics.com /search.php?title=Australian_Army (4044 words)

	1st Royal Tank Regiment Interest
		Command of 11th Armoured Brigade in the 1st Armoured Division in Germany at the end of 1982 confirmed that he was under consideration for the Army’s higher echelon.
		The 11th Armoured Brigade was also particularly self- confident and happy at this time, because of the same caring attitude he had consistently shown when commanding his regiment.
		This was a move away from the three company organisations of the armoured regiments and mechanised infantry battalions that constrained tactics and impaired performance after casualties, by substituting a four and four structure.
	www.1rtr.net /historynotes2.html (2810 words)

	CMP BASED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		An Armoured Personnel Carrier similar in appearance to the Rhino was also designed but again only one pilot model was built.
		Australian industry responded and the vehicles were supplied to the United States Army Services of Supply (USASOS) organization under a reciprocal Lend Lease scheme.
		The Light Armoured Car (Aust) Rover was built by Ruskin Motor Bodies Pty Ltd of Melbourne and the Ford Motor Company of Australia in 1942 and 1943.
	www.users.bigpond.com /ROD_DIERY/AUSTCARS.html (838 words)

	Australian Military Units
		Drawing on the traditions of the Australian force that had served in the First World War, the new force soon became known as the Second AIF.
		Five Second AIF Divisions were eventually raised - the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Infantry Divisions, and the 1st Armoured Division.
		The differences between the AIF and the existing home-based militia force caused numerous administrative and strategic difficulties and there was considerable friction between the members of the two forces.
	www.awm.gov.au /units/unit_13201.asp (308 words)

	Panzer Abwehr: The 10th Armoured Division
		The 10th Armoured Division was formed from the 1st Cavalry Division.
		The 10th Armoured Division arrived in the Western Desert in July 1942.
		At the Second Alamein, the 9th Armoured Brigade was sent against the Axis anti-tank guns in the dark.
	panzer-abwehr.blogspot.com /2005/04/10th-armoured-division.html (247 words)

	Index of Australian Army formations.
		1st Australian Infantry Division [WW1], by Steve Conway (Australians at War).
		7th Australian Infantry Division [WW2], by Neville Browning.
		8th Australian Infantry Division [WW2], by Neville Browning.
	www.regiments.org /formations/lists/aufmxref.htm (82 words)

	Australian 1st Armoured Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		During 1944-45 the 2/4th Armoured Regiment served on Bougainville, and the Aitape-Wewak campaign, equipped with Matilda tanks.
		The 2/9th Armoured Regiment, also using Matildas, served at Tarakan, Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan and British Borneo in 1945.
		Note: other armoured units, such as the 1st Armoured Regiment, which took part in the landing on Balikpapan in 1945 were not technically part of the 1st Armoured Division, as they were Militia units which had been transferred to the AIF.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/australian_1st_armoured_division (254 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Robertson was GSO3 of the Yeomanry Mounted Division in Palestine in 1917-18, and returned to Australia in August 1919.
		After his return to Australia, Robertson commanded the 1st Australian Armoured Division (1942-43) and co-authored the Vasey Report into RMC (1944).
		He commanded the 5th Division on operations in New Britain between April and July 1945, and commanded the 6th Division from August to November 1945.
	www.defence.gov.au /army/hq1bde/robertson.html (527 words)

	World War 2 Armoured Units
		Matilda Tanks of the 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment in the Solomon Islands 24-04-45
		The Australian Armoured Regiments fought with distinction on the battlefields of North Africa, Syria, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands between 1939 and 1945.
		1st Army Tank Battalion diggers on the march - Queen St, Brisbane.
	www.australian-armour.com /WW2_armd_regts.html (61 words)

	Articles - Australian Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Al Muthanna Task Group; this is a battlegroup consisting of a headquarters, infantry company, armoured squadron and training team, with a total of 450 personnel.
		Australian Army Training Team; this encompasses 55 personnel providing logistic training to the new Iraqi Army.
		Embassy security detatchment; this provides security protection and escort for staff at the Australian Embassy in Baghdad, and consists of 100 personnel.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Australian_Army (272 words)

	Australian 1st Armoured Division - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Australian 1st Armoured Division - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Three regiments from the division saw combat against the Imperial Japanese Army, in the South West Pacific theatre of the Pacific War.
		(Other armoured units, such as the 1st Armoured Regiment, which also took part in the Borneo campaign, were not part of the 1st Armoured Division.)
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Australian_1st_Armoured_Division (236 words)

	RESTO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Division later served with great distinction at the Battle of El Alemein and in New Guinea and Borneo.
		Australian Armoured Division in 1942 - 43 when the Division was based in the Midlands district of Western Australia.
		It's original operator was the Royal Australian Air Force which used it as a fire tender at Pearce Air Base near Bullsbrook until the mid 1960s.
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	On Parade: - Military Modelling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The outbreak of the War spurred on developments which were to lead to the Armoured Corps itself in 1941, though the infantry divisions sent to the Middle East each had a small Divisional Cavalry Regiment with light tanks and tracked carriers and these saw action in North Africa, Syria and Greece.
		Other vehicles were used, for example a large number of Grants and Lees formed the basis of the 1st Australian Armoured Division alongside numerous Stuarts as well as locally-built and imported armoured cars as well as carriers and the small Marmon-Herrington tanks.
		While Australia may not have used its armour in the big tank against tank battles, this account shows that they did have a part in the armour story.
	www.militarymodelling.com /pages/on_parade.cgi?story_id=20030721:0&story_cat=Book (573 words)

	ROVER SURVIVORS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In Western Australia, a number were purchased from the Base Ordinance Depot at Nungarin, stripped of their armoured hulls and were fitted with cabs and trays for use as farm trucks.
		The unit markings shown on the open headlight covers in these photos are for the 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment of the 1st Australian Armoured Division circa 1943.
		In the above pics, the vehicle is missing a number of items including the engine cover, driver's and commander's top hatches, grenade screens over the "slit" and the armoured rear wheel spats.
	users.bigpond.net.au /wildthingz/ROVER_SURVIVORS.htm (1586 words)

	PM - US 1st Armoured Division moves in around Najaf
		US 1st Armoured Division moves in around Najaf
		PETER CAVE: I suspect, I suspect it may not be, because basically they're moving the 2,500 strong Third Brigade taskforce out from Najaf and they're putting in 2,000 soldiers from the First Armoured Division who are actually, have a lot more punch behind them.
		So, even though they're reducing the number of forces, they are putting the armoured division in there, so it doesn't really, really change much.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/content/2004/s1090512.htm (769 words)

	Women in the Australian Army and Second World War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Donaldson, Edith Joan (Private) Description: Letters of a young Australian woman to her mother, reflecting the impact of war and her determination to assist in the national effort.
		Names of all Australians killed in action, died while Prisoner of War, died while P.O.W. on the Sandakan death marchs’ [sic] and who are buried in the Labuan War Cemetary, North Borneo, Malaysia.
		Mrs Wood was a member of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) during the 1939-1945 war and then accompanied her husband, who was a member of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), to Japan in 1945.
	www.anu.edu.au /asianstudies/chinakoreacen/womenarmy/SecondWar.html (3187 words)

	1st Division - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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		This page was last modified 14:51, 25 Jan 2005.
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